Glass-rinsing means.



N0. 784,755. PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905. H. PEIN.

GLASS RINSING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented March 14. 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY PEIN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO AARON M. SLOSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GLASS-RINSVING MEANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,755, dated March 14, 1905.

Application iiled May 13, 1904. Serial No. 207,870.

T0 f//ZZ whom, 7125 may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY PEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Rinsing Means, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to means for rinsing drinking-glasses, especially adapted for use in connection with automatic or coin-operated liquid-dispensing apparatus.

The object of my invention is to provide simple means for rinsing glasses in which the valveoperating means will be protected against accidental opening and to prevent boys from mischievously pressing down the valve with the finger and simplifying the construction of such devices.

Further objects of my invention and details of construction will be hereinafter more fully pointed out, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this speciication, Figure 1 is a plan view of my irnproved rinsing means. Fig. 2 is a cross-seetion on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking' in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of my improved rinser when in use.

As a foundation for the construction of my device I may employ a suitable casing, such as 1, which may be attached tothe liquid-dispensing apparatus by screws, or it may be an integral part of the cabinet. I provide a cylindrical opening, such as 2, in the top casing to receive and contain the working parts of my improvements. A lower chamber 3 is ernployed with passage-ways 4, leading from the i upper chamber, through which the waste water prefer that the coupler have a larger opening than the bore of the pipe-inlet.

I provide a valve 9 for the purpose of controlling the water-spray and, as shown herein,

consists of a tubular piece provided with apertures 10 at the top, through which the liquid is forced, apertures 11 near the bottom, and a seat 12. The spider, preferably having four arms 13, is disposed within the casing, adapted 5 5 to rest loosely over the valve through the center hole 13a and rests on a collar 9u on the valve, which latter may be madeintegral with the valve or made separate and secured therelarge enough to allow the spider to tilt, for the reasons which will appear later. A spring 14 is interposed between the wall 7 and collar 9a, which serves to force the valve 9 upwardly,

thus normally closing the ports of the valve.

As a means for preventing the accidental opening of the valve, such as by unintentionally resting the hand on the same, as in former devices, I provide a central filling-piece 15,

which is secured by the bolts 16 to the wall 7 70 chamber 2, is of such a size as to receive the 8O tumbler 20. As will be apparent, the valve, which is slightly below the surface of the plate 15, is so protected by the latter that the accidental opening is almost impossible, and

even if it were possible whatever pushes the valve down would probably be large enough to deflect the spray.

When the glass is inserted in the annular opening, the spider is forced downwardly evenly on all four arms, so that the valve is opened and the' spray rinses the glass and passes off through the drain-outlets. Owing The opening 13 in the spider is made 60 As will be seen 75 to the play of the spider on the valve, the spider will not operate the latter if only one or' the arms is pressed down, as might be done by mischievous boys, as it would rock on the ange.

By describing my specific means for carrying out my invention l do not wish to be understood as limiting the scope of the following claims, as various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. In a glass-rinse'r, the combination of a base having a top chamber, a plate, the base and plate 'formed with an annular recess between them, adapted to receive a tumbler, a valve below said plate adapted to control the liquid-supply, means for operating said valve disposed at different points in said annular recess, whereby the said valve-operating means must be operated at the several places simultaneously.

2. In a glass-rinser, the combination of a base, having a chamber, a plate, said base and plate having an annular recess for receivinga tumbler, a valve 'lor controlling the liquidsupply, a collar on said valve, a spider itting loosely about said valve and resting on the collar, and having arms extending into said annular recess where they are adapted to be engaged by the tumbler.

3. 1n a glass-rinser, the combination of a base having a top chamber, a plate, the base and plate formed with an annular recess between them adapted to receive a tumbler, a valve below said plate adapted to control the liquid-supply, a collar on the valve and a spider, having arms extending into said concentric recess, resting on said collar and adapted to operate said valve.

4. In a glass-rinser, the combination of a base having a chamber 19, a superimposed plate having discharge-holes, a spray-valve controlling the liquid-supply, secured tothe base below said plate, a collar on said valve, a spring adapted to force said valve upwardly, a spider having radial arms extending beyond said plate, and resting on said collar.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York this 1st day or' April, 1904.

` HENRY PRIN.

Witnesses:

CHARL es G.' H uNsLriY, WuNoNA MARLIN. 

